Mars lander missions extended by 5 months

NASA has extended the mission of the Mars
Rovers to an additional 5 months. The press
release,
dated April 8, details the successes of the current program and offers the
possibility that even though the mission is being extended to September
(including $15 Mil in funding for the human staff on Earth), that the rovers
may last longer than that, or may die out in a few weeks.